Legacy Bancorp, Inc. - Current report filing (8-K)

 

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 18, 2007

LEGACY BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		000-51525		20-3135053
State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation		Commission File Number		I.R.S. Employer Identification Number

99 North Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone]

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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ITEM 7.01      Regulation FD Disclosure.

(1) On October 18, 2007, Legacy Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), the holding company for Legacy Banks (the “Bank”), issued a press release announcing that it has received approval from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for the acquisition of the five (5) branch offices of First Niagara Bank located in eastern New York. The acquisition is expected to be consummated on December 7, 2007. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01      Financial Statements And Exhibits

     (d) Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is the press releases issued by the Company on October 18, 2007.

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SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	LEGACY BANCORP, INC.
Date: October 18, 2007	By:	/s/ J. Williar Dunlaevy
		J. Williar Dunlaevy
		Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

	99.1			Press release issued by the Company on October 18, 2007.